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             <h5>With an ever-growing world population, having sustainable, reliable crops for food
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             <h5>Every year millions of dollars’ worth of produce is damaged, lost or never produced as a result of frosts. Frost damages the growing buds and shoots, leading new plant and fruit growth to be severely inhibited.  
production is becoming more important than ever. However, every year millions of dollars’ worth of produce is
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The majority of producers still utilise costly, and often ineffective, traditional methods of frost avoidance.<h5>
damaged, lost or never produced as a result of frosts. Frost causes the new tips and buds to be damaged due to the
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formation of ice crystals within the tissues, rupturing cells. As a result, new plant and fruit growth are severely
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inhibited. Despite promising research into frost resistance mechanisms, the majority of producers still utilise costly,
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and often ineffective, traditional methods of frost avoidance.</h5>
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For our project we wanted to make these frost resistance mechanisms intrinsic to the crop, giving the plant the power to stave off the cold.
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As the world's population grows, sustainable and reliable food production is becoming more important than ever.
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We hope this project can be a part of that process.<h5>
  
 
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Frost resistant tecnology within frost intolerant crops
Every year millions of dollars’ worth of produce is damaged, lost or never produced as a result of frosts. Frost damages the growing buds and shoots, leading new plant and fruit growth to be severely inhibited. The majority of producers still utilise costly, and often ineffective, traditional methods of frost avoidance.
For our project we wanted to make these frost resistance mechanisms intrinsic to the crop, giving the plant the power to stave off the cold. As the world's population grows, sustainable and reliable food production is becoming more important than ever. We hope this project can be a part of that process.

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